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The Academy Is ... offers up 'Giant' fall tour

Published July 3, 2007 05:07 PM

By Tjames Madison / LiveDaily Contributor

Having finished off their obligations on the just-completed Honda Civic Tour, indie rockers The Academy Is... [ tickets ]. have set up a headlining run of their own for the fall months.

The Chicago band--which is touring behind its most recent studio release, April's "Santi"--finished its two-month Honda Tour run with Fall Out Boy and +44 last night (7/2) in Anaheim. The group now gets a breather over the next couple of months before the "Sleeping With Giants" tour kicks off Sept. 5 in Milwaukee.

Armor for Sleep, The Rocket Summer and Sherwood will all be along for the massive run, which is due to land in more than 55 cities between early September and late November. The full schedule is included below.

"Santi," the sophomore release from The Academy Is ..., follows the group's 2005 debut, "Almost Here." The newer album debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200 chart, moving about 33,000 copies during its first week on store shelves, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures.

The video for "Neighbors," the second single from "Santi," is currently streaming at the band's website.

[Note: The following tour dates have been provided by artist and/or tour sources, who verify its accuracy as of the publication time of this story. Changes may occur before tickets go on sale. Check with official artist websites, ticketing sources and venues for late updates.]

September 2007
5 - Milwaukee, WI - The Eagles Club
6 - Des Moines, IA - Val Air Ballroom
7 - St. Paul, MN - Myth
8 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
11 - Englewood, CO - Gothic Theatre
12 - Salt Lake City, UT - In The Venue
13 - Boise, ID - The Big Easy
14 - Vancouver, British Columbia - Croatian Centre
15 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom
16 - Seattle, WA - Showbox
18 - Sacramento, CA - Empire Event Center
19 - San Francisco, CA - Warfield Theatre
20 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
22 - Del Mar, CA - Del Mar Racetrack
23 - Las Vegas, NV - Jillian's
25 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
26 - Tucson, AZ - Rialto Theatre
27 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theatre
28 - Tulsa, OK - Cain's Ballroom
29 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues
30 - Austin, TX - La Zona Rosa

October 2007
2 - San Antonio, TX - The White Rabbit
3 - Houston, TX - Warehouse Live
4 - New Orleans, LA - House of Blues
5 - Memphis, TN - New Daisy Theatre
6 - Kansas City, MO - Beaumont, MO
16 - Orlando, FL - House of Blues
17 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
18 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Landing
19 - Atlanta, GA - Masquerade
20 - Charlotte, NC - Amos' Southend
21 - Norfolk, VA - NorVa Theater
23 - Baltimore, MD - Sonar
24 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club
25 - New York, NY - Nokia Theatre
26 - Sayreville, NJ - Starland Ballroom
28 - Lancaster, PA - Chameleon
30 - Poughkeepsie, NY - The Chance
31 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre

November 2007
1 - Philadelphia, PA - Electric Factory
2 - Providence, RI - Lupo's
3 - Hampton Beach, NH - Casino Ballroom
4 - Clifton Park, NY - Northern Lights
6 - Farmingdale, NY - Crazy Donkey
7 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium
9 - Toronto, Ontario - The Guvernment
10 - Buffalo, NY - Evolution
11 - Pittsburgh, PA - Club Zoo
13 - Urbana, IL - Canopy Club
15 - Columbus, OH - Newport Music Hall
16 - Cincinnati, OH - Bogart's
17 - Cleveland, OH - House of Blues
18 - Pontiac, MI - Clutch Cargo's
21 - Indianapolis, IN - Egyptian Room
23 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
24 - Chicago, IL - River Theatre